Andrey Vilkitsky
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Andrey Ippolitovich Vilkitsky (Russian: Андре́й Ипполи́тович Вильки́цкий; 13 June [O.S. 1 June] 1858 – 11 March [O.S. 26 February] 1913) was a Russian Empire hydrographer and surveyor.[1] He was born in the Minsk Governorate. His son, Boris Vilkitsky followed up his father's work; the Vilkitsky Islands are named after him.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Vasil'evič Kolčak, Aleksandr; Papov, Konstantīn Andreevīch; Ovčinnikov, Anton Zacharovič (1935), Varneck, Elena; Fisher, Harold Henry (eds.), The Testimony of Kolchak and Other Siberian Materials, Hoover press publications, vol. 10, Stanford University Press, p. 219, ISBN 080472220X.
External links
[edit]- Biography, Polarpost
Categories:
- 1858 births
- 1913 deaths
- People from Borisovsky Uyezd
- Nobility from the Russian Empire
- Explorers from the Russian Empire
- Explorers of the Arctic
- Explorers of Siberia
- Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 1st class